HACKPRAGUE

23—24 JUNE2018

TOUCH THE FUTURE.

INTERNATIONAL HACKATHON WITH TOP MENTORS

For 36 hours, HackPrague 2018 will bring together 200 passionate developers and designers from across
Europe to create cool software and hardware projects that make impact through the use of current hot technologies.
To stimulate innovation, we will be bringing speakers, mentors, and judges from the world's top companies.
You will have the opportunity to touch the future and interact directly with these companies in exchanging ideas,
seeking mentorship, or impressing them with your projects.

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CATEGORIES

Get your hands dirty with exponential technologies that are going to change the world forever.

BLOCKCHAIN

Blockchain offers opportunities beyond financial services.
Just think about all the ancient industries ripe for disruption like insurance,
healthcare, retail or even government.

IOT

Are you a hardware geek or just an enthusiast into IoT data utilization?
Use the opportunity to make the world a little smarter and efficient.
Just put a few sensors on anything and create something new!

AI

Endless possibilities to create. Maybe a human like chatbot you can talk to all night
long? Or just let it learn something cool from yottabytes of data and then blow minds with it.

AR/VR

Have you ever watched Matrix movies? Augmented and virtual reality is real now.
Make a simple game, or perhaps think of a way to improve education, medicine, or anything else.

TIMELINE

MAY 24

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE

MAY 27

PARTICIPANTS SELECTED

JUN 23

HACKPRAGUE STARTS

VENUE

NEW TOWN HALL

WORLD-CLASS JUDGES & SPEAKERS

TOMAS MIKOLOV

Research scientist at Facebook AI Research. Previously member of Google Brain team. Developer of word2vec project.

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FAQ

WHAT IS A HACKATHON?

We think of our hackathon as an “invention marathons” where participants have no restraints.
Unlike other events, we don’t want you to come up with a startup MVP or a solution to a corporate problem.
It's whatever you want to build around the four categories mentioned above, just for the sake of building.
Unleash your creativity and technical skills!

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?

WHY SHOULD I COME?

- For a weekend of innovation and fun with 200 smartest technologists
- Interaction with the top European and American companies
- Workshops and talks by experienced professionals
- Free food and swag
- Prize money

CAN I WORK IN A TEAM

Yes, you can work in a team of up to 4 people. If you come alone, you can participate in our team formation event
at the beginning of the hackathon, where you can meet others with similar interests and complementary skillsets.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

Remember to bring your electronics, like your laptop, phone, and chargers.
It would also be good to bring your toiletries, and anything that will help you get comfy,
like a pillow, blanket, or sleeping bag.

CAN I SLEEP AT HACKPRAGUE?

There will be no time to sleep. 😛 But you can always gather your strength or meditate for a little while in our chill room.

WHO CAN COME?

HackPRAGUE applications are open to all developers and designers, including students and full-time employees.
We will select participants based on their past projects, experience, and enthusiasm.
We will aim to admit a diverse pool of people.

HOW DO YOU SELECT WINNERS?

Impressiveness - Does it “wow” everyone?
Technical Difficulty - Was it hard to make?
Creativity - Is it novel?
Relevance - Does it fit the category?

WILL THIS COST ME MONEY?

Not only is the hackathon 100% free to attend, but we'll also provide you with free food, snacks, and swag.

WHY ARE YOU ORGANIZING THIS?

We feel that Prague and the Central European region have a tremendous creative potential that
hasn’t yet been realized. Our mission is to become a platform for passionate technologists to meet,
collaborate, and form relationships that extend well beyond the hackathon.